Samuel Pepys in Windsor - 26 February, 1666

from Diary of Samuel Pepys, 26 February 1666, page 591:

So took coach and to Windsor to the guarter, and thither sent for Dr. Childe - who came to us, and carried us to St. George’s Chappell and there placed us among the Knights’ Stalls (and pretty the observation, that no man, but a woman, may sit in a Knight’s place where any brasse-plates are set). And hither comes cushions to us, and a young singing-boy to bring us a copy of the Anthemne to be sung. And here, for our sakes, had this anthem and the great service sung extraordinary, only to entertain us. It is a noble place endeed, and good Quire of voices.
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Samuel Pepys, Diary of Samuel Pepys, 26 February 1666. In Robert Latham and William Matthews (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys : a selection (London, 2003), p. 591. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1407929370464 accessed: 25 April, 2024

location of experience: Windsor

Listeners

Samuel Pepys
Member of Parliament, Diarist, Naval officer
1633-1703

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Anthem performed by Choir of St. George's Chapel Windsor

Experience Information

Date/Time 26 February, 1666
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by isobel.1111 on Wed, 13 Aug 2014 12:29:30 +0100